"last burst of fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-last burst of fire.ogg [Australia] Forms: last bursts of fire [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|last bursts of fire|nolinkhead=1}} last burst of fire (plural last bursts of fire)
  1. (idiomatic) A final effort, a final attempt before stopping. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-last_burst_of_fire-en-noun-xlEe7HQM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "And that's what my column is -- a futile last burst of fire at the rising tide of busybodies and mediocrity."
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          "ref": "2006, Kloudiia's Kit",
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          "ref": "2006 CE. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/clipper/view.php?g_page=5",
          "text": "It's the final stretch! Give it the last burst of fire. I must really salute each one of you especially all the WTR. It was physically and mentally draining, but all of you have overcome fatigue and have done extremely well."
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          "ref": "2006 CE. https://web.archive.org/web/20060326173537/http://blog.wificat.com/?m=20060320",
          "text": "Getting ready for my last burst of fire for the project during the next 2 weeks. After that I will take my much needed rest."
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